New Contemplations Before Eating:
- This food is a gift of the earth, the sky, numerous living beings, and much hard and loving work.
- May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive this food.
- May we recognize and transform unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed and learn to eat with moderation.
- May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that reduces the suffering of living beings, stops contributing to climate change, and heals and preserves our precious planet.
- We accept this food so that we may nurture our siblinghood, build our Sangha, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings.
"As a spiritual family and a human family, we can all help avert climate change with the practice of mindful eating.
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